BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH OF NEW DDCI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00901R000700020004-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 25, 1972
• Content Type: BIO

SUBJECT:
SOURCE
DTG
CIA OPERATIONS CENTER
SELECT FOR THE DCI
BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH OF NEW DDCI
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
TIME STAMP
DISTO : DCI, DDCI, EX/DIR, D/NIPE, USIB/SIGINT, DDI (2), D/OC:I (5),
MR. CONGER, C/OPSCEN, INDICO, D/OSI, D/OSR, RAD, DDS&T VIA
D/OSI, CSDO, D/ONE, COMIREX, C/IRS, PRES, DDS, CSS, S/SF,
SAVA, CRS/ADD/SS, SDO, ADDED:
MAJOR Ghr,BRAL VERNON A. WAFTERS
Vernon A. Walters was born in New York City on 3 January 1917.
He lived abroad with his parents and attended St Louis Gonzaga School
in Paris, France, and Stonyhurat College in England.
His military career began on 2 May 1941 when he entered the
Army as an enlisted man. His first assignment was with the 187th Field
Artillery at Fort Ethon Allen, Vermont. In early 1942 he attended the
Officers Candidate School at Ft Banning, Georgia, and graduated as a
2d Lt of Infantry on 29 May 1942. He was assigned to the 85th Division as
platoon leader of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of Hqs Co.
338th Infantry. Subsequently, he was given additional duty of Regimental
S?2,
Late in 1942, he was assigned to Camp flitchie
overseas with the 9th Infantry Division, taking in the ad and went
landing at Safi in Morocco on 8 November 1942 For part is part r asnat this
action, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to 1st Lt.
After serving in Algeria and Tunisia, he returned to the .Gnited States
as Chief of Section at the Intelligence School at Camp Ritchie, While
serving there, he attended the Special Course'for Brazilian Officers at
the Command m General Staff School at Ft Leavenworth in 1943. !Subsle.
quently, he returned to Italy, serving as aide to General Mark W, Cllark,
Commanding General of Fifth Army, Upon the arrival of the Brazilian
Expeditionary Force in Italy, Captailn Walteri'wa
liai s assigned as Combat
son Officer with the 1st Brazilian Infant~ry- Division remaining with
them, until the end of the war. He wias then alsign?d as Assistant Ater
Attache in Brazil. Be served there from .l945 to 1948
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During the visits of President Truman, General Marshall and
General Eisenhower, he served as aide to interpret for them. In April
1948, he ws.nt to the 9th Pan American Conference at Bogota as aide to
General Marshall,. then Secretary of State. During this conference,
a revolt occurred in which Fidel Castro was involved. For his work
at Bogota, Lt Col Walters received the Army Commendation Ribbon. In
June 1948, he was assigned to Ambassador Averell Harriman as Assistant
Military Attache at Large with station in Paris, and in 1949 he was
appointed Army Attache at Large. Returning to the United States with
Ambassador Harriman in June 1950, he became Military Assistant to the
Special Assistant to the President, At this time, he accompanied
Governor Harriman to Korea and to the meeting between President Truman
and General MacArthur at Wake Island. In January 1951, he accompanied
General Eisenhower on his visit to twelve NATO countries, and in
February 1951 he was assigned to SHAPE Headquarters in Parise
He served there ac Assistant Executive ror.? National Military repre-
seftatives, and subsequently as Assistant to the Deputy Chief of
Staff for Logistics and Ad ininistrn:.on.. ale alto served as Assistant
to.'-Lhe President at the Geneva Cont:e.rr ncr lit 1953, keturning to the
United States in January 1955, he wue to the US Element of
the NATO Standing Group as Public Information Officer and Special
Projects Officers, During thta l,raic.io ki" hi additional duties ar,
Staff Assistant to the I' ear. c'.rn of r,ho 1;:~i ted Slat?a, accompanying
General Eisenhower on all al leis ford -l-"i xil~a> , He attended courser
at ,Ft Bliss, Texas, and Sandia, New Mexico, and in May 1960 was
ordered to Rome, Italy as Army Attache, serving there until October
1962, when he was assigned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Army Attache.
PERSONAL DATA
Born: 3 January 1917, New York City
Father:.. Frederick J. Walteva,(deceased)
Mother: Laura P, Walters (deceased)
General Walters is unmarried,
Official Address: c/o The Adjutant General, Department of the Army
Washington 25, X
CHkGNOWGICAI.. L16T OF i'R(1101`10NS
2d , Lt
29 May
1542
1st Lt
30 Dec
1943
Capt
20
Apr
1943
Major
30
Sep
1944
Lt Col
3
Nov
1950
Col
25
Apr
1960
Brig Gen
1
Feb
1965
LIST OF. CITATIONSi AND DLCGK.ATIGt\S
Legion of Merit
Bronge Star (Meritorious)
Army Commendation
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SERVIC M.`.'u
A.tireric+ n i1^7 au~~A~- Service::
American Ctuurpa.ign Medal
European Theatre Medal.
World War II Victory Medal ,Arsy Occupation Medal (Gersaany)
National Defense iervice Medal
kODf.EIGN DECORATIONS
Brazil Combat Cross, Order of Military Merit,
War Medal, Campaign Cross,
Southern Cross, France Croix de Guerre, with Palms,
Italian Bronze Medal of Valor
BADGES
DOD White House
PERSONAL. BACKGROUND MATERIAL
General Walters is interested in Languages and history. He
speaks French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
and Russian. He enjoys swimming, skiing and chess.
RELIG91N
Catholic
DATE ; 25 June 1965
THMI'()1:ARY
%Ila jor General 1 Feb 1968
PRESENT ASSIGNMENT Defense Attache, Paris, France, APO NY 09777
since July 1967
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